Rear vision device



W.. A. ORLOWSKY Oct. 3, 1944.

REAR VISION DEVICE Filed May 26, 1941 p Patented Oct. 3, 1944 NIT-Bo STATES PATENT orrica;

REAR VISION- DEVICE Wassyl A. Orlowsky, New York, N.-Y.

' Application May 26, 1941', Serial No. 395,188 1 Claim. miss-s6) My invention relates to a rear vision device for trucks andother vehicles. a a An object of my invention is the'provision of a rear vision device which will enable atruck driver to see clearly the area inthe direct rear of .the truck and which will facilitate the parking and the backing of trucks on crowded streets by enabling the driver to gain a view of the area adjacent the rear right wheel. of the truck.

With this and other objects in view'my invendetailed description and the appended drawing allowing, by way of example only, ,a preferred embodimentof'the inventive idea. Figure 1 of the drawing is a periscopic rear view of a truck provided witharear vision device constructed in accordance with my invention.

' Figure 2 is a side view of the truck.

10-. tion will appear moreclearly from the following the driver's seat 9. The mirror l3 reflects a nother mirror l5' mounted within the drivers cab 1 upon the rear wall 8 above the driver's seat 9. A mirror I6 is reflected in the mirror IS. The

mirror is is directed toward the rearofthe truck. and is carried by the frame 3 between the longitudinal-beams of the '-frame close to=wall 8. A

space I! may be provided between. the rear wall 8 and the .driver s 'seat 9 for the passage of light rays from the mirror Hi to the mirror l5.

Anielecti-ic lamp 18 may be mounted upon the rear end of the frame 3' and connected to the truck battery. The lamp l8 may be' operatedby The truck shown in the drawing-includes a frame 3 canied by rear wheels 4 and front wheels.

I and carrying foot boards 6 located on both sides of the dffvers cab I which includes a rear wall 8, the driver's seat 49 and doors I0. 1

.In accordance with the present invention, the

' left footboard s carries rods II which support a mirror II. The mirror I! is located somewhat below and behind the left foot board 8 and is di-. rectedtoward the right rear wheel 4 of. the truck.

The mirror l2 reflects the area around the right rearwheel 4 and is clearly visible by the driver when he opens slightly the left hand door l0 during parking or backingto the right hand curb.

- There is'also mirror l3 situated above -the wind shield l4 within the" drivers cab 1 above scribed device without departing from the spirit aswitch (not shown) from the dash board and.

it will provide illumination for the area to the rear of the truck, which is reflected v in the-mir rors I2 and I6. r

.Some parts of my rear vision device may be used independently of other parts and in general various modifications may be made in the deof the invention.

I claim:

In combination with a. vehicle having. a frame and a drivers seat; a rear vision device, coinpr'siiig two mirrors mounted in the front of the frame, one of said mirrors being directed directly toward the, rear of the frame, the other mirror being directed diagonally across the frame and toward the rear thereof, one of said mirrors be-v ing visible from the driver's seat, and means visible from the driver's seat and. reflecting the other one of said mirrors.

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